# Athletics at the 1964 Summer Paralympics

Athletics at the 1964 Summer Paralympics consisted of 42 events, 24 for men and 18 for women.

## Participating nations

* Argentina (9)
* Australia (4)
* Austria (6)
* France (1)
* Great Britain (11)
* Ireland (1)
* Israel (4)
* Italy (7)
* Japan (1)
* Malta (1)
* Netherlands (3)
* Rhodesia (3)
* South Africa (3)
* United States (24)
* West Germany (4)

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | United States (USA) | 18 | 18 | 12 | 48 |
| 2 | Italy (ITA) | 6 | 4 | 2 | 12 |
| 3 | South Africa (RSA) | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 |
| 4 | Great Britain (GBR) | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 |
| 5 | West Germany (FRG) | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 6 | Rhodesia (RHO) | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 7 | Australia (AUS) | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 8 | Israel (ISR) | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 9 | Argentina (ARG) | 1 | 6 | 9 | 16 |
| 10 | Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | Austria (AUT) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | France (FRA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (12 entries) | Totals (12 entries) | 42 | 42 | 40 | 124 |

## Medal summary
### Men's events

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Wheelchair dash above T10 details | Gary Hooper Australia | Don Kennedy United States | Dick Thompson Great Britain |
| Wheelchair dash below T10 details | Ron Stein United States | Tim Harris United States | Richard Miller United States |
| Wheelchair relay above T10 details | United States (USA) | Australia (AUS) | None |
| Wheelchair relay below T10 details | United States (USA) | Argentina (ARG) | None |
| Club throw A details | Dick Thompson Great Britain | Daniel Erasmus South Africa | Frank Vecera United States |
| Club throw B details | Walter Prossl West Germany | D. Pickering Great Britain | Borghese Italy |
| Club throw C details | H. Smith United States | Roberto Marson Italy | Ralph Rowe Great Britain |
| Club throw D details | Ron Stein United States | Jorge Diz Argentina | Tim Harris United States |
| Discus throw A details | Daniel Erasmus South Africa | C. Sandglass United States | Frank Vecera United States |
| Discus throw B details | J. Meyer South Africa | Don Kennedy United States | Keith Pienaar Rhodesia |
| Discus throw C details | Roberto Marson Italy | Richard Maduro United States | Benincasa Italy |
| Discus throw D details | Ron Stein United States | Tim Harris United States | Alberto Ocampo Argentina |
| Javelin throw A details | Dick Thompson Great Britain | Daniel Erasmus South Africa | Frank Vecera United States |
| Javelin throw B details | Walter Prossl West Germany | J. Meyer South Africa | Don Kennedy United States |
| Javelin throw C details | Roberto Marson Italy | William Fairbanks United States | Leslie Manson-Bishop Rhodesia |
| Javelin throw D details | Ron Stein United States | Jorge Diz Argentina | Tim Harris United States |
| Shot put A details | Daniel Erasmus South Africa | Dick Thompson Great Britain | I. Rose West Germany |
| Shot put B details | Walter Prossl West Germany | J. Meyer South Africa | Don Kennedy United States |
| Shot put C details | Benincasa Italy | William Fairbanks United States | Richard Maduro United States |
| Shot put D details | Ron Stein United States | Tim Harris United States | Jorge Diz Argentina |
| Slalom open details | Richard Miller United States | Roberto Marson Italy | Jacques Biron France |
| Pentathlon 1 details | Richard Maduro United States | Frank Vecera United States | Dick Thompson Great Britain |
| Pentathlon 2 details | William Fairbanks United States | Leslie Manson-Bishop Rhodesia | Juan Sznitowski Argentina |
| Pentathlon special class details | Ron Stein United States | Tim Harris United States | Jorge Diz Argentina |

### Women's events

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Wheelchair dash below T10 details | Carol Bryant Great Britain | L. Patterson United States | Christa Welger United States |
| Club throw A details | Elaine Schreiber Australia | Anna Maria Toso Italy | Janet Laughton Great Britain |
| Club throw B details | Lynnette Gilchrist Rhodesia | Susana Olarte Argentina | Rosemary Harvey Great Britain |
| Club throw C details | Rosalie Hixson United States | J. Waterman United States | Noemi Tortul Argentina |
| Club throw D details | Christa Welger United States | Patterson United States | Sylvia Cochetti Argentina |
| Discus throw A details | Barressi United States | Anna Maria Toso Italy | Carol Giesse United States |
| Discus throw B details | M. Forty South Africa | Lynnette Gilchrist Rhodesia | Susana Olarte Argentina |
| Discus throw C details | Rosalie Hixson United States | J. Waterman United States | Valerie Forder Great Britain |
| Discus throw D details | Irene Monaco Italy | Sylvia Cochetti Argentina | Zipora Rubin-Rosenbaum Israel |
| Javelin throw A details | Anna Maria Toso Italy | Elaine Schreiber Australia | Carol Giesse United States |
| Javelin throw B details | Lynnette Gilchrist Rhodesia | Susana Olarte Argentina | M. Forty South Africa |
| Javelin throw C details | Rosalie Hixson United States | Marion O'Brien Australia | Noemi Tortul Argentina |
| Javelin throw D details | Batia Mishani Israel | Christa Welger United States | Zipora Rubin-Rosenbaum Israel |
| Shot put A details | Anna Maria Toso Italy | I. Driessler Austria | I. Strecker West Germany |
| Shot put B details | Susana Olarte Argentina | Lynnette Gilchrist Rhodesia | M. Forty South Africa |
| Shot put C details | Rosalie Hixson United States | J. Waterman United States | Noemi Tortul Argentina |
| Shot put D details | Zipora Rubin-Rosenbaum Israel | Patterson United States | Batia Mishani Israel |
| Slalom open details | Carol Bryant Great Britain | Elka Gaarlandt Netherlands | E. O'Brien Netherlands |